Kasangulu weather in April

In April, Kasangulu sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 161 mm of rain across 22.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kasangulu's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kasangulu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
161 mm
22.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:03 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
79%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Kasangulu is place in Kongo Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical April day in Kasangulu reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Kasangulu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kasangulu weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°12020.212.23.7
Feb31° / 23°10416.612.13.6
Mar31° / 23°12219.6123.3
Apr31° / 23°16122.911.93.0
May30° / 22°8215.811.84.2
Jun29° / 21°41.211.76.4
Jul29° / 20°10.111.86.7
Aug29° / 20°40.911.96.1
Sep31° / 22°165.1124.9
Oct31° / 22°11819.312.13.6
Nov30° / 22°18925.212.23.2
Dec29° / 22°15624.612.33.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
22080
32080
42179
52179
62179
72080
82080
92179
102179
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kasangulu gets around 161 mm of rain over 22.9 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 75% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
167
268
368
469
570
671
772
873
974
1075
1175
1276
1376
1477
1578
1678
1778
1879
1979
2079
2179
2279
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2678
2778
2878
2978
3077

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12962
22962
33943
43943
53943
63943
73934
83934
93934
103934
112944
122944
132944
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190964
200964
210973
220973
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250973
260973
270973
280982
290982
300982

Wind in April

Winds average 4 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:056:03
212.06:056:02
312.06:056:02
411.96:056:02
511.96:046:01
611.96:046:01
711.96:046:00
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 4.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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55.2Bright
65.1Bright
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105.0Bright
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145.0Bright
154.9Bright
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304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Kasangulu

In seasonPeak

In April, Kasangulu sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kasangulu's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Kasangulu?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kasangulu.

What to pack for Kasangulu in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Kasangulu sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kasangulu in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kasangulu peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 17UV 15Aug 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Kasangulu in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kasangulu is worst in June — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 33 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 2259 µg/m³Jan 1433 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb36Poor
Mar36Poor
Apr39Poor
May53Poor
Jun60Unhealthy
Jul59Unhealthy
Aug55Poor
Sep58Unhealthy
Oct45Poor
Nov33Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kasangulu?

Kasangulu sits at 4.6°S, 15.2°E, 413 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kinshasa, 33 km away.

KimpeseLoutétéMouyondzi

Topography around Kasangulu

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kasangulu.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kasangulu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 415 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 631 m.

The land around Kasangulu is covered by trees (36%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
154 m
16 km
417 m
80 km
631 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Kinshasa 33 km · Masina 33 km · Brazzaville 38 km · Inkisi 62 km · Mbanza-Ngungu 82 km · Kimpese 136 km · Loutété 149 km · Mouyondzi 152 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$807
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
12%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
34.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 400

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kasangulu (-4.5833°, 15.1655°, elevation 413 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).